FileDialog.DialogType Property - PowerPoint

Gets an MsoFileDialogType constant representing the type of file dialog box that the FileDialog object is set to display. Read-only.

Syntax

expression.DialogType

expression A variable that represents a FileDialog object.

Example

The following example takes a FileDialog object of an unknown type and runs the Execute method if it is a SaveAs dialog box or an Open dialog box.

Visual Basic for Applications

Visual Basic for Applications
`Sub DisplayAndExecuteFileDialog(ByRef fd As FileDialog) 'Use a With...End With block to reference the FileDialog object. With fd 'If the user presses the action button... If .Show = -1 Then 'Use the DialogType property to determine whether to 'use the Execute method. Select Case .DialogType Case msoFileDialogOpen, msoFileDialogSaveAs: .Execute 'Do nothing otherwise. Case Else End Select 'If the user presses Cancel... Else End If End With End Sub`

Sub DisplayAndExecuteFileDialog(ByRef fd As FileDialog) 'Use a With...End With block to reference the FileDialog object. With fd 'If the user presses the action button... If .Show = -1 Then 'Use the DialogType property to determine whether to 'use the Execute method. Select Case .DialogType Case msoFileDialogOpen, msoFileDialogSaveAs: .Execute 'Do nothing otherwise. Case Else End Select 'If the user presses Cancel... Else End If End With End Sub

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